English Explanatory Dictionary

Wake Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of the United States, among the islands of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.

Pronunciation

wāk

Word forms

Wake Island Wake's Island

Etymology

Originally Wake's Island; named after Captain William Wake of the Prince William Henry (a British trading schooner) between the 1790s and 1803. Alternatively said to be named for a Captain Samuel Wake.

Synonyms

Wake Wake Atoll

Derived words

Wake Islander Wake Island rail
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